Perfect, identical rebel. Replica. They want to know that they respect first and foremost that elected official. He or she has a course of principles they wanted to stick with. Secondly, to my larger point, they want to know even if they to people whatn no problem voting for me even though they do not share my belief on that particular issue because that effect that the things i focus in on even on the fiscal issues in my state and that is what they feel they hired me to do. I use example outside of politics. Bei were hiring somebody to the chief executive of a company i had and i said he or she was exceptional chief executive of a smaller company, here are the two things i want him to focus on. Development and sales. If itnot bother me would but i would get over it if they were a vikings are bears fan and i could get over it. As long as they got they do not focus on that. Voters who are different on things like gay marriage and abortion do not really need to worry that you are going t
An audible conversations [inaudible conversations] we are going to find a seat and allow us to get started. We will try to do it on time. Good afternoon. My name is ed howard with the alliance for Health Reform. On behalf of senator bond and senator rockefeller, we want to welcome you to this program to take a look at the initial almost eight weeks of experience since the marketplaces or exchange is open for business on october 1. And the major pieces of implementation of the Affordable Care act began taking shape. We want to recognize our partners in this enterprise. The Commonwealth Fund, which is almost four baby just over 100yearsold on the washingtonbased philanthropy devoted to the common good. You will be hearing from Sarah Collins of commonwealth in just a moment. This program is important because we want to go to give you as much information as we can, and to put every piece of data that you have seen into the perspective particularly from the perspective of folks who are actu
And the disabled and the chronic conditions, we have got to do more than just keep them covered, we have got to cover and then at th to the cost curv. David blumenthal at commonwealth has done a famous job explaining this. This is what the states are doing that i think its is reay exciting news. Im going to do another session on this. Reforming the Delivery System and reforming the way that we pay for care in this country. We have to treat Health Care Just like a bunch of economic and the words paying for value that is with medicaid is focused on these days i will stop there and look for questions at the end. Thank you. That is a great start this discussion and now we are going to turn over to daniel skyler who is the director of Exchange Technology and a former director of the technology for Utah Health Insurance exchange which has been in business as long as anybody. His colleagues have been helping a number of states prepare for the implementation, especially the exchanges and we ha
Were concerned about problems nd its puzzling to me why these key people didnt talk to you about it. They gave you no hint this is existed . Perhaps i just was not included in certain discussions. What you knew then have spoken ld you up more with regard to rolling out the website on october 1 . Luxury of a ad the time machine to go back and change things, but i cant do that. I understand that. It is a matter did you ask someone at that time for more time . No. Why not . Because my direction was from . Tavner was to n deliver a system on october 1. So marilyn said deliver october 1. Briefingsen in on the from mckenzie that said there were serious problems. Them, i n two of believe. And this was hhs headquarters on april 4. Also in the and Eisenhower Executive Office building on april 6. Briefing the problems. Move it for october 1. Charge of man in making this work, she didnt problems hat those existed . Is that what youre saying today. Told you or didnt tell you . Just curious. I dont